Nice video and explanation. I find that forming the step over a somewhat rounded edge helps with weld as it keeps the step closer to a welding plane with less likelihood of trapping an inclusion.

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And that's a good idea about the step, I'll try that.

Great!

@MitchelJacobsen

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Torbjörn!

That is a very difficult job !! Thank you for sharing this with us.

Wow, mass production really made these items, like a link chain available to the public, although NOWHERE near the quality of a hand forged chain, where the links are a bit more than a spot weld.

Thank you, that was very clear.

This was the best video I've seen on how to do this. Thanks!

I just want the metal to stick together and this man is on level 37

Beautiful seamless weld

Every part of an anvil design serves an exact purpose., did you ever work with other metals, such as gold, silver, platinum, or various grades of steel, or the master of them all tamahagane ?

This video is very fine. I'm adding it to my personal reference playlist. Great images and great narration.

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

Oxbow Farm Thanks, I appreciate that!

wonderful video. not too much instruction but not too much silence either. very informative thanks

Wow! getting the thumbs up from Torbjorn Ahman and Mark Aspery doesn't happen every day. Well done!

Excelente demostración de soldadura a la calda !!!

Very concise and good images and video.

Great video I learned a lot. I still have to get better at forge welding high carbon steels. I'm not as good as I would like to be. I subscribed.

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

Workshop of Death Thank you!

Very good information.....helped me see what I did wrong!!! Thanks

Excellent tutorial. Thanks for the info!

@MitchelJacobsen

8 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

that was neat and very well explained! thanks! subscribed!

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

Florin Cochintu Thank you Florin!

Best video. Very helpful.

Thank u thank u. Great explanation very helpful

Keep making videos they are useful.

This really helped me a lot! Thanks!

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Happy forge welding!

Nice work!

Great vid and well done explanations!

Great Amezing job you did......

Maybe some borax on the initial weld seam ? Prior to the 5-7 min “soak” ?

great skills

Cool stuff, thanks

Great video

@BigWillSD

6 жыл бұрын

And that chain was awesome!!

Genius!

Thanks a lot

Next video he will show us how to build the deathstar

What was done the 2nd time around that made it hold better?

cool

Everyone can forge weld; it just takes practice. I noticed you had to bend the bar in order for it to fit in your forge. Have you considered just piling up the coal higher so you can put the steel in horizontally? That will also create a larger neutral layer in the fire so less scale will form. If you shove pieces down, though, it can risk over oxidation and might burn up.

@MitchelJacobsen

8 жыл бұрын

My firepot is pretty deep so piling the coal higher is not very practical. I haven't gotten around to fabricating a better firepot yet, but a shallow one with a high fire would indeed be better so I wouldn't have to bend the piece.

what kind of forge is that

Great video thanks for sharing. Where you located? You sound like a Canadian but Im not sure. Very well done.

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

I'm in California. Glad you like the video!

Good job. It seems difficult to tell; based on first test, if two pieces are welded?

@MitchelJacobsen

6 жыл бұрын

On the first one it was welded, but weakly, so it broke apart after I bent it several times.

Quick note I'm just starting out. So, at the beginning of the video you used the hammer at roughly 45degree angle for the taper. Is there a difference between holding the metal at an angle or hitting the metal at an angle?

@mc0224us

6 жыл бұрын

Derek Howell holding the metal at an angle produces a bend

I have a question. I have an old bed frame in my room that I have thrown out hald of the rusty set and the other just recently lying around. I want to know if I could take it apart and put the metal parts in the fire until it gets really hot and red, and then use a hammer and whack the pieces into a brick without melting it or gas forging it. Can I make a steel block like that? Does it work like that? I do not know. I want to make bricks so I can make stuff out of it. The only tools that I have are two hammers. One good hammer and an old hammer to use as an anvil. I cannot afford a real anvil so I know that it will be hard.

@MitchelJacobsen

5 жыл бұрын

It depends on the alloy of steel that was used. Some are more easy to forge weld. If you have a forge that will get hot enough, sure give it a try!

Blacksmith ASMR anyone?

No less than three forge temp heats. ...

What do you use as a blower in your forge?

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

A forge blower made by Off Center Products. Highly recommend!

@INTERNATIONAL_RDF-D

7 жыл бұрын

Mitchel Jacobsen can you get to critical Or at least 2000 ??

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

I'm forge welding in this video bud, of course I can! I can get all the air I need and more with that blower.

@INTERNATIONAL_RDF-D

7 жыл бұрын

Mitchel Jacobsen i realize that was a dumb question as carbon steel fuses at around 2000 degrees.....

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

No worries!

It looks like you are using Coke, I too am in California. Would you be so kind as to share your Coke source? I have been using Coal for months but would really like to try Coke.Thank you! Just subbed and really like the content so far, Thanks again!

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

I've been getting it from Canoga farrier supply.

Wish sword and or machete or knife companies fixed their broken tangs this way. But why would they? Easy money for weak fragile sword tangs

This video is interesting, but I can't help but worry about you not wearing gloves. I kept going back and forth in my head between saying "Dang, this is kind of cool" and "Oh my gosh please wear protective gear." O- O

@glennwiebe5128

6 жыл бұрын

As a blacksmith of almost 10 years, I can tell you that gloves get in the way. However, I will often wear a glove on my tong hand if I am working under the horn as he is here. Hot scale will often fall down onto your hand or worse yet, it gets inside your glove. If you watch any smith that has experience, they will not wear gloves during forging. You need as much control as possible.

How about damaskus layer??

@MitchelJacobsen

6 жыл бұрын

What about it? You can see Damascus in my other videos.

Your voice sound like what I would think Jesus Jesus sounds like

@MitchelJacobsen

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Conley!

you should narrate movies. why dont you narrate movies?